Primary competitiveness

New York had the 42nd most competitive congressional primaries in 2012, with 27.78% of major party primaries having been contested (15 out of 54). The national average is 54.31%.

Twenty-five U.S. House incumbents are seeking re-election in New York in 2012. 6 of those 25 (24%) faced a primary challenger. Nationwide, 200 out of the 386 incumbents seeking re-election faced a primary challenger (51.81%).

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party holds 21 of the 29 Congressional seats from New York. However, the state lost two seats after the 2010 census and will elect 27 representatives.

Candidates

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